Albay officials worried over Mayon evacuees

LEGAZPI CITY: Five lawmakers from Albay province are worried over the conditions evacuees have to endure at evacuation sites, and even doubt on whether Mayon volcano will indeed erupt almost a month after Alert Level 3 was declared by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs).

The heightened alert level has prompted the provincial government to order the evacuation of more than 56,000 residents living near the areas around Mayon, that have resulted to various health problems for evacuees mainly from poor sanitation, lack of food and water supply, and insufficient comfort room facilities.